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    04-23-2013, 06:31 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Finished and put together.
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    04-23-2013, 12:24 AM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Got off Ebay an old spring motor from old wind up phonograph. Needed some work and rearranging of parts to make fit inside the boiler tube. The...
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    04-22-2013, 03:27 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Back "door" in place. Fire box door. Will be access to wind spring motor. Lucky find in my scrap brass was this large cast brass...
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    04-22-2013, 03:24 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Fake key wind posts installed and a spacer ring had to be made as wasn't enough room for dial post when glass door was closed. In the back cross...
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    04-22-2013, 02:29 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Checking fit of cross tube for clock. First every other hole was drilled and tapped with 2-56 screws to get good tight fit. Clock face and...
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    04-22-2013, 01:16 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    A piece of pipe the right diameter had sandpaper taped to it and the fishmouth was sanded for a good fit with the flange that will be silver brazed...
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    04-22-2013, 01:13 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Paper rivet pattern glued to boiler shell and holes drilled ready for rivets. All these rivets are just for show. Some 1/2" thick flat bar...
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    04-22-2013, 01:11 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Governor linkage. Turnbuckle for adjusting governor linkage to steam control valve. Bronze bushing that will screw in top from the bottom. ...
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    04-22-2013, 11:59 AM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Bushing for connecting plumbing to boiler shell. Pipe connection to boiler. Bushing is tapped and screw from inside boiler screws into bushing...
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    04-22-2013, 11:56 AM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Turned some pipe to hold rim while silver brazing. Silver brazed butt joint. finished flywheel Hammer formed piece of brass tubing...
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    04-22-2013, 11:54 AM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Roughing off corners Sanding, shoe polish style Boring out center for hub and truing up OD. Roll brass for flywheel rim and file for...
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    04-22-2013, 11:53 AM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Boring bar cutter is just a round carbide milling insert silver brazed on end of mild steel rod. Better shot of the engine Blank for...
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    04-22-2013, 12:29 AM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Bearing holders for crankshaft have needle bearing inserts. Gear to drive governor on crankshaft and roughed out stand for crankshaft. ...
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    04-22-2013, 12:02 AM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Had some 1" brass rod so that determines outside size of steam engine. Flute the brass and make top and bottom parts. Bead blast lagging and...
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    04-22-2013, 12:01 AM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Using a CAD program drew out a evenly spaced row of rivets. Printed it out and used a little white wood glue and glued to top rim of brass...
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    04-21-2013, 11:57 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Had some unknown type of cast resin that was the right size to use for a form for the top. Turned the resin to size to allow the formed top to fit...
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    04-21-2013, 11:56 PM
    gary hart started a thread Boiler Clock - project in General
    Seen this French Industrial clock that looked like a boiler with steam engine at the 2012 GEARS show. The owner told me that if you opened the...
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    04-01-2013, 04:07 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread GEARS – Portland, OR in General
    "It will be at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center on Sept 28, and 29th. It will be held at the New Engine House that was built to house Portland's 3...
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    03-27-2013, 01:38 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread How useful are machnists' clamps? in General
    Lynn, the black bolt is fixed to the bottom clamp bar. The upper bar clamp has a clearance hole for the bolt to slide in and the nut pushes up on...
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    03-11-2013, 09:43 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread The Thickness of Layout Blue in General
    As an easily undone experiment. First using car wax, wax the spindle. If makes worse it can be washed off with lacquer thinner. Thinking the...
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    03-09-2013, 06:38 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread tutorial on bandsaw blade welding please in General
    Found have better control of the anneal temperature if first "polish" the weld area with fine sandpaper or flap sanding wheel on Dremel tool right...
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    03-09-2013, 06:24 PM
    gary hart replied to a thread How To Restore Cast Iron Surface Texture in General
    Using heavy backed sandpaper like used in grinding belts and with a large size grain. With the grit against the metal hit the back of grinding...
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